LaTavia Roberson
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| LaTavia Roberson | |
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| Birth name | LaTavia Marie Roberson |
| Born | November 1, 1981 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | RnB, hip-hop, dance |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress, rapper |
| Years active | 1990–2009 |
| Labels | Columbia, Fleet Streat |
| Associated acts | LeToya Luckett, Destiny's Child, Girl's Tyme, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Farrah Franklin |
LaTavia Marie Roberson (born November 1, 1981) is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American contralto singer-songwriter. She was an original member of Girl's Tyme which later became Destiny's Child, eventually being replaced by Farrah Franklin in 2000. In 2000, she and fellow ex-Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett formed another R&B group called 'Anjel'; however, all members decided to pursue solo careers. Since parting ways with the group, she has ventured into the realm of acting. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. As a child, she was the face of Soft and Beautiful's Just For Me Hair Care relaxer for kids.
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[edit] Destiny's Child
When LaTavia was nine years old, she and former best friend Beyoncé Knowles formed a group with other local girls, the group eventually became Destiny's Child. After singing at local events, they got their break when they entered Star Search. The group, then named "Girl's Tyme", were heartbroken after losing the competition. The group then developed into a quartet, the members being Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland, and LaTavia. They also underwent several name changes—Girl's Tyme, the Dolls, Something Fresh, and Cliché—before sticking with Destiny's Child. Graduating from the Houston club scene, the group began opening for such acts as Dru Hill, SWV, TLC and Immature. They were shortly signed to Elektra Records in which LaTavia and Beyoncé made a video for the song "One Time". After Elektra dropped the girls they were signed by Columbia Records in 1997.
In 1998, Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child. The singles were "No, No, No" featuring Wyclef Jean and "With Me". Their song "Get on the Bus" featuring Timbaland (which was released as a single in Europe) was on the Why Do Fools Fall In Love soundtrack. Destiny's Child toured as an opening act on TLC's FanMail Tour and Christina Aguilera's debut tour.
In 1999, Destiny's Child released their second album, The Writing's on the Wall. It became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group and was certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. The album includes four hit singles, "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug a Boo", "Say My Name", and "Jumpin' Jumpin'".
In January 2000, in the midst of the success of The Writing's on the Wall, Roberson and member LeToya Luckett tried to make a break with manager Mathew Knowles because they claimed he favored his daughter Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland and was retaining too much of the group's profits. The pair said at the time they were only looking to secure outside management, but they soon found themselves on the outs with Knowles.[1] When the "Say My Name" video debuted in February 2000, they were shocked to find themselves replaced by two new members, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin.
Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit in March 2000 against Mathew Knowles and the group. This began a media battle in which the two sides exchanged barbs in magazine and newspaper interviews. Near the end of 2000, they agreed to a settlement that required them to drop the part of their lawsuit that targeted their former group members (though they retained the suit against Mathew Knowles) and required both sides to stop disparaging each other in public.
When it seemed as if the drama had subsided, shortly following the release of Destiny's Child remix album This Is the Remix in March 2002, Roberson and Luckett filed another suit against Destiny's Child. They claimed that the first single, "Survivor", from Destiny's Child's 2001 album Survivor violated their previous settlement due to its lyrics which they believed to reference the ugly split.
[edit] Albums With Destiny's Child -
1. Destiny's Child (1998)
2. The Writing's On The Wall (1999)
Also Vocals (Remixes and Original Versions) included other Destiny's Child Albums
[edit] Album's With Anjel
LaTavia and ex-member of Destiny's Child LeToya Luckett created a group called Anjel with two other Girls, and did 22 tracks however did not release the albums, - but the tracks were leaked onto sites.
The Group Parted their ways for Solo Careers
[edit] Debut album
In July 2007 it was confirmed by LaTavia herself said that she has been secretly recording her debut album on and off since March. So far she has collaborated with producers such as Scott Storch and hopes to work with Houston rappers Mike Jones and Slim Thug in the future, but was quick to point out this is in no way an attempt to recreate the success of former bandmate LeToya Luckett.[2] Currently, she is in the studio working on her rumored album titled "Black Summer's Night" that should appear sometime in 2009, with help from Swizz Beatz, Polow da Don and Andre 3000 of OutKast. In August 2009, she revealed in a video on Ustream, with fellow former Destiny's Child member LeToya, that she will not be releasing an album. On December 3, Via Twitter, La Tavia stated that "it was good to be in the Studio recording, and said 2011 it's all going to happen", which meant she should be creating a song and should come out in the year, 2011. Or not.
[edit] Solo career
[edit] Albums as a featured artist (solo)
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| "Swagga Check" |
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LaTavia featured in the song 'Swagga Check' by Young Sween, in the album of 'The Goodie Room' in 2009, which could be brought at iTunes, however the song on iTunes is mistakenly named as 'Holdin On To You' and the song on iTunes 'Swagga Check' is 'Holdin On To You' with LaTavia's name still featuring in them both. Artist Young Sween was signed to 'Fleet Streat Records' when he made this album.
[edit] Stage play
On 2008, LaTavia was in a stage play called, Those Jeans. It's described as "a truly well written love story, about a fashion designer and a high fashion photographer, looking for love in all the wrong people". It ran from April 18, 2008 to July 12, 2008
[edit] Television
1998 Smart Guy Herself "A Date With Destiny" (season 3, episode 10)
In November 2010, LaTavia appeared on an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
[edit] Grammy Awards
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- 2001, Best R&B Song "Say My Name"
- 2001, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "Say My Name"
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- LaTavia's Myspace
- LaTavia Roberson at the Internet Movie Database
- Inside the Buzz
- Sister 2 sister interview
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